Great Rock One Hit Wonders of 1978 and pre-1978 Revisited
Since I started adding song samples to my posts, posting about albums has been more successful of jogging people’s memories or even introducing them to songs that have been considered long forgotten. This has especially been the case when I’ve written the “One Hit Wonder” posts for each year of the tour through rock and metal history. People might not have remembered a song but when they listened to it here, they thought, “Oh yeah, now I remember that one.” However, I didn’t start posting sample songs until the tour of 1984 began. So, I thought that it would be a good idea before I launch into the metal history of 1987, that I’d go back down memory lane and upload all the songs from the one hit wonders and other significant songs between the years 1978 and 83. And because I didn’t think of the one hit wonder idea before I was into 1978, I thought I’d start by including two songs which I remember quite well from before that year.
I worked at a summer camp during the summers of 1976, 7 and 8 and every Tuesday night the camp would go roller skating at the local rink. In the summer of 1976, the song, “Shannon” by one hit wonder Henry Gross seemed to get played at every last couple’s skate of the evening.
A recent post from Lana got me thinking about this next song. When I think back to late 1977 and early 1978, I can sympathize how songs can get overplayed to the point of putting you off them. During that time, it seemed every time I turned on the radio, “Baby Come Back” by the band Player would be playing. So much so, I got tired of hearing it, especially when I song I thought was far better, “Come Sail Away” by Styx wasn’t played enough. Having not listened to the song after so many decades and listening to it again, I realize that it’s a pretty good 1970s progressive rock tune. It’s too bad that Player were only one hit wonders. On the other hand, “Come Sail Away” still blows “Baby Come Back” away!
1978
The main purpose of this was for you to listen to the songs that weren’t uploaded when I wrote the original post. So, to save time and me repeating myself, if you want to read about my motivations behind these songs or just want to stroll through history, I’ve provided a link for 1978 and will do so for the other years in the upcoming posts.
https://80smetalman.wordpress.com/2012/05/03/rock-one-hit-wonders-of-1978/
Hope you enjoyed!
Next post: 1979 and 1980
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March 14, 2021 at 12:38 pm
Every time I hear “Shannon’ I think of the infamous Casey Kasem blow up about the song being played as a long distance dedication- coming out of an uptempo record….
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March 14, 2021 at 1:01 pm
I’d love to see that, is it on Youtube?
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March 14, 2021 at 6:19 pm
yes.
..https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rV7WF5VVwuo
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March 14, 2021 at 11:51 pm
That was brilliant! Thanks for the share.
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March 15, 2021 at 6:48 am
I get a laugh out of it every time I listen.
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March 15, 2021 at 7:37 am
Excellent!
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March 14, 2021 at 5:22 pm
King Tut is great. I have that on a 45 Single.
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March 14, 2021 at 11:48 pm
So did I.
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March 15, 2021 at 2:13 pm
Oh great! Now, Iโve got that Exile song stuck in my head! LOL โค๏ธ๐๐คท๐ผ๐ผ
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March 15, 2021 at 5:02 pm
Is that a good or a bad thing?
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March 15, 2021 at 5:52 pm
LOL itโs all good. โค๏ธ๐
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March 17, 2021 at 1:49 pm
I’m all for including links to the songs. Right on.
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March 17, 2021 at 5:05 pm
Thanks.
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March 18, 2021 at 10:44 am
I’ve always wondered what happened to people who had one-hit wonders. They have that small stint of fame and then they fade in the dust, do they stay in the music business or do they quit the industry all together?
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March 18, 2021 at 7:50 pm
I think some make enough money from their one song that they can retire and others go in different directions in and out of the music industry.
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March 18, 2021 at 11:25 pm
Must’ve been good songs if they can make enough money to support them for a while.
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March 20, 2021 at 12:33 am
If it’s a big hit in the charts, then it’s possible.
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March 20, 2021 at 7:25 am
Speaking of one-hit wonders, I wonder how the Gangnam Style guy is doing lol.
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March 23, 2021 at 11:27 pm
Good question.
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March 20, 2021 at 10:59 am
Henry Gross continues to write and record. When you are a creative artist, you create.
http://www.henry gross.com
Or check him out on YouTube
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March 20, 2021 at 6:49 pm
Thanks for providing this information, I will check him out.
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March 22, 2021 at 5:47 pm
I don’t remember the song, “Shannon.” But I do remember the other songs! Thank you for bringing back memories of my childhood!
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March 22, 2021 at 8:52 pm
That was one of the reasons I began writing this blog, to remind people of their music history and bring back great memories.
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March 22, 2021 at 8:52 pm
You’re doing a great job! Keep it up! ๐
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March 22, 2021 at 8:56 pm
Thank you ๐
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